Todays patch seems to have not only fixed this, but restored the majority of affected quests, and even placed most of them back onto the 'Best' page if they were there. Well, mine at least (Yes, a Kobold Dungeon Master- go play it! ) is back where it should be.
I imagine this is only a temporary fix, since really dedicated players could still report quests after playing through them, but that's a much longer and more intensely nefarious decision than just taking it, dropping it, and reporting it.
The problem still exists in theory- but for now, at least, things are working okay.
Thanks for the quick action taken, Cryptic.
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The patch isn't there yet. All the English featured quests are currently banned. The patch is just around the corner, but it can't come fast enough. :P
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volcxxxMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, SilverstarsPosts: 0Arc User
edited May 2013
So the patch is up and quests are not, even featured ones.
Old "Blood and Sand: Unchained" quest Played more than 100 000 times!
> TRY IT NOW!
Blood and Sand had 70 000 plays. After first ban I duplicated it, cleared from Spartacus references and published again. Now i know that was not needed becouse ban was just "automated" by some 1-star haters.
Quest started from scratch with 0 plays. After 10 hours he had 5000 plays and goes up to top list. Haters saw it and... bam! Another automated ban.
Now, after patch and unban i see it in my quests list, but is missing from "the best" list (most important one, where people actually see it).
Only way to get it back is duplicate and publish again i think.
Seriously... this is what we got from spending our time and making Cryptic job?
Cmon, this is not even funny.
I'm so sorry this happened to you, and it was so unjust. Your quests are awesome.
When a quest is banned, does it mean your quest is actually deleted, i.e., you have to recreate it from scratch? Are backups deleted?
-has become a zombie from lack of background music-
You do realize that derailing threads is against the forum rules, right?
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edited May 2013
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I imagine this is only a temporary fix, since really dedicated players could still report quests after playing through them, but that's a much longer and more intensely nefarious decision than just taking it, dropping it, and reporting it.
The problem still exists in theory- but for now, at least, things are working okay.
Thanks for the quick action taken, Cryptic.
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Old "Blood and Sand: Unchained" quest
Played more than 100 000 times!
> TRY IT NOW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ecy4o6JqLc
This!
Man come on who is programming for this game?
When a quest is banned, does it mean your quest is actually deleted, i.e., you have to recreate it from scratch? Are backups deleted?
-has become a zombie from lack of background music-
But I've had no issue queuing music up for my mission.
You do realize that derailing threads is against the forum rules, right?
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